Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-12
FOREIGN.

KatkoT, editor of the Moscow, Russia
Gazette, is dead.
a severe earthquake shock was felt
throughout the island of Cyprus the other
day.
Peasants and farm ers Of Central Russia
are emigrating in large numbers to ST.
| IBERIA
There were 10000 deaths from cholera in
China during the period from January to
June Of this year.
The British government has decided 20
subsidize the Canadian Pacific route for
the transportation Of the British trans
! Pacific mails.
Queen Victoria is going TO institute an
order of literary merit, consisting of 20
knights, 30 knights companions and 100
companions.
Hon. Allen Francis, United States consu-
at St Thomas Ont, who was struck BY
a hose cart at the recent rail way disaster
there and badly injured, died on the 4th
! inst.
Whiteley's drapery establishment in
London was destroyed by fire the other
day, causing loss OF 81. 1900. Five en-
! ployes were killed by falling from bridge
The Ameer Of Afghanistan has issued a
! proclamation 20 the rebels to return TO
their homes, and says he will only punish
the chiefs in the insurrection he warns
Great Britain against permitting Ayoub
Khan to approach the frontier.
5. :. Popof, secretary TO the Russian
egation in Pekln, has just published a
pamphlet on the Chinese population, in
which he states it to be 3S2,OOO,0OO. as
against 4l3,0o0 900 in 1912. His statistics
are derived from Chinese official sources
The High Court of Foresters, sitting at
Glasgow, has practically reversed the de-
cision of the American subsidiary court.
suspending branch OF the order for adj
hitting Negroes 10 membership, 10y grant
ing to the suspended branch a new dispen-
sation under the English court.
Alfred Krupp, the famous gun manufac-
turer whose death occurred recently, be-
queathed s25 900 for the benefit of EN-.
ployes. His son Frederick has added
$685. 900 to the amount for the people OF
Essen. The town council OF Essen has
voted sl5 900 for statue Of Krupp.
Mrs. Wallace, wife Of Robert Wall ace. a
| carpenter OF Toronto, is claimant to a for
tune Of s500G00 left by VIM. Kenneally,
who died in Brooklyn, y. Y, in ls6S She
has every proof Of her identity and will
present her claims TO the proper authori
ties.
King Kaakaua OF the Sandwich Islands
has signed the new constitution. This
depriyes Kalakaua OF monarchial pow
ers and leaves only the power TO draw
salary and grant pardons Ex- Premier
Gibson escaped on a bark sailing from
Honolulu and is now on hif way to San
Francisco.
The Pope has sent an autograph letter
in reply to the letter which he recently
received from Emperor william. Both
letters are couched in very affectionate
terms Emperor William wrote that il
was grand thing that they were able in
their old age TO establish peace between
Prussia and the Vatican.
Wilfred Laurier the new leader of the
liberal party in the Dominion parliament
in an address TO an audience OF from 5000
TO 1000 persons, who had assembled to
hear him, said that it had always been
the desire OF himself and the liberal party
to secure a renewal Of reciprocity with
the United States But the liberal party
while strongly in favor Of reciprocity
treaty with the United States are OBJ
posed to the scheme of commercial union
until more definite information has been
gathered as TO the probable results of such
a radical change in the fiscal party of the
two countries